Corneal blindness.

• Position: HEALTH BEAT - Brief article

Corneal blindness affects more than 8,000,000 people worldwide. Among other causes, it can be the outcome of corneal stem cell deficiency, a disease usually resulting from genetic defects or injury to the eye--such as burns, infection, or chronic inflammation--that can lead to vision loss. Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute, Los Angeles...